A photograph of Thomas Temple and Nellie Didier with two children at El Campo Santo cemetery, Homestead, ca. 1920s.

Photograph

-

Homestead Museum

Name/Title

A photograph of Thomas Temple and Nellie Didier with two children at El Campo Santo cemetery, Homestead, ca. 1920s.

Entry/Object ID

2021.3.6.330

Description

A photograph of Walter Temple Jr. and Nellie Didier with two children at El Campo Santo cemetery, Homestead, ca. 1920s. The four are posed in front of the wrought iron gate entrance of the inner cemetery, looking east. Behind them toward the right is John Rowland's obelisk. On the far left is possibly Frances Delgado, daughter of Eulalia Delgado who worked for the Temple family, next to her is Nellie Didier and Walter Jr. Standing in front of Nellie is a young, unidentified boy appearing to be around four to five years of age. Another photo in the collection (96.7.14.3) shows Nellie, Frances and the young boy posed with Thomas Temple at the cemetery. All four look at the camera. Frances and Nellie wear a light colored dress, Wally wears a suit and the young boy wears a sailer suit. With minor warping, mirroring along the edges, a photographer's stamps on the reverse, it is in good condition.

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Print, Photographic

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Photograph

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Graphic Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects